to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
script; screenplay; scenario
Vocaloid producer; person producing music using Vocaloid systems
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
firmly; solidly; heartily
(spaghetti alla) carbonara
Bolognese; bolognese sauce
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
finish; end; completion; result
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
spread; span; expanse; extent
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
anything and everything; just about everything
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
record high; all-time high
sunlight; rays of the Sun
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
Garigari-kun (ice pop brand made by Akagi Nyugyo)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
government office; public office
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
return system; tax payment by self-assessment; declaration system
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar